AMD's Low Power Beema and Mullins APUs Make an Appearance

AMD's first 2014 mobile APUs have arrived

Remember being introduced to Beema and Mullins? You're forgiven if you don't recall -- the introduction came last year during AMD's Developer Summit event. At the time, AMD said it planned on making the mobile parts available before Computex 2014, and holding good to that promise, AMD has officially launched its 2014 low power and mainstream line of APUs formerly known by their codenames Beema and Mullins.

"When designing our 2014 Mainstream and Low-Power APUs, we were determined to once again set the standard in graphics and total compute performance in fanless form factor categories – and we’ve done just that," said Bernd Lienhard, AMD corporate vice president and general manager, Client Products. "These processors combine the latest core technologies – including the first-ever ARM-based security solution on an x86 processor – with user experiences that will delight consumer and commercial buyers alike in a package that’s impressively energy efficient."

AMD built Beema from the ground up with the intention of powering next generation ultrathin laptops for the mainstream crown. There are four Beema APUs initially: